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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 647 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Ask “what does it do?”): Find who the sentence is about (the subject). Ask: what does (or did) the subject do? The word that answers is the verb. Names and things are nouns; describing words are adjectives.

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  1. 1.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) blue (b) Dev (c) bicycle (d) rides
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) drew (b) picture (c) Isha (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul paints a tall wall every day.” (a) tall (b) wall (c) Rahul (d) paints
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) red (c) flies
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya buys a small toy every day.” (a) buys (b) toy (c) Riya (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) red (b) ball (c) kicked (d) Nisha
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) Diya (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) blue
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) buys (c) quickly
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) funny (b) Diya (c) book (d) read
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a new book every day.” (a) Diya (b) book (c) reads (d) new
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) quickly (c) eats
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev sings a happy song every day.” (a) happy (b) sings (c) song (d) Dev
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) blue (c) quickly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) quickly (c) buys
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) slowly (c) new
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) bicycle (b) blue (c) rode (d) Farhan
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal eats a juicy mango every day.” (a) eats (b) mango (c) Kunal (d) juicy
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) Rahul (c) bag (d) carries
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) long (c) letter (d) wrote
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) Nisha (d) rode
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) ball (c) big (d) Ishaan
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) Dev (d) carries
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar sings a sweet song every day.” (a) Omkar (b) sweet (c) song (d) sings
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Arjun (b) short (c) wrote (d) letter
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the toy every day. (a) small (b) buys (c) happily
  29. 29.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) paints (c) long
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) tall (b) Rahul (c) wall (d) painted
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) Isha (b) letter (c) wrote (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) happy (b) song (c) Isha (d) sang
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) quickly
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) Vivaan (b) mango (c) juicy (d) ate
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) Isha (c) writes (d) letter
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) carried (c) bag (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) juicy (d) Ananya
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the letter every day. (a) quickly (b) long (c) writes
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) happily (c) blue
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel rode a new bicycle yesterday.” (a) new (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Neel

Answer key

  1. rides
  2. drew
  3. paints
  4. flies
  5. buys
  6. kicked
  7. rode
  8. carries
  9. buys
  10. read
  11. reads
  12. eats
  13. sings
  14. rides
  15. buys
  16. reads
  17. flies
  18. rode
  19. eats
  20. sings
  21. carries
  22. wrote
  23. rode
  24. kicked
  25. carries
  26. sings
  27. wrote
  28. buys
  29. paints
  30. painted
  31. wrote
  32. sang
  33. flies
  34. ate
  35. writes
  36. carried
  37. ate
  38. writes
  39. rides
  40. rode

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